Chrome Plating removed by 409

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Chrome Plating removed by 409

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A friend of mine told me about using 409 to strip chrome plating... but I did not think that it would really work so fast!!! :shock:

I'm working on the batboat and in a pan, put the chrome plated parts and poured in 409.

Went back to check on it, 30 minutes later and found that the tree was black. It was then that I realized that what I was looking at was a stripped tree that once had been chromed. 99.999 percent of the plating was gone!

No srcubbing.

Damn!

What was left chromed was what was not covered by the 409.

I have to say.... 409 does the job! :thumbsup:
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Chrome plating on models consists of three layers: a clear coat of conductive paint; a layer of aluminum; and a final layer of clearcoat to protect the aluminum.

Obviously, the 409 removed the final clearcoat and the layer of aluminum; did it remove the first layer of clear conductive paint, too?

I know Purple Power will remove all three layers, and I'm curious about whether 409 will.
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why did you want to remove the chrome? I find it looks better than the chrome paints I've tried
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I use bleach...cheap and works too.
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409 will also take off most indelible marker.
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Rocketeer wrote
Obviously, the 409 removed the final clearcoat and the layer of aluminum; did it remove the first layer of clear conductive paint, too?
As far as I can tell.... there is nothing left but black plastic... so I would say yes!

Gerry wrote
why did you want to remove the chrome? I find it looks better than the chrome paints I've tried.
I find that that the chrome plating takes away from the paint job... meaning you can tell that parts of the kit were painted and the chrome parts were not.

I'm going with Alclad for the chrome parts of this kit.
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starmanmm wrote: I find that that the chrome plating takes away from the paint job... meaning you can tell that parts of the kit were painted and the chrome parts were not.

I'm going with Alclad for the chrome parts of this kit.
Oh, well that makes sense . . . what's Alclad?
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Alclad II, fantastic paint for metal finishes.

Here's some real world samples
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Gerry, ya gotta try it.

Great stuff.

You need an airbrush to apply it but you just spray it like you are handbrushing it on.

Here is the website... http://www.alclad2.com/

Oh Gerry... nice blog site.
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damn you guys!

THIS is why I'm always broke and getting into trouble with my bigger hal . . . I mean "better" half!

You guys keep telling me about the TERRRIC things I just HAVE to HAVE!


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keep it up
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if you don't have the money for an airbrush you could always try killer chrome in a can too made by alsacorp..it's an aerosol and you dust it on..still a bit expensive at 39.00 a can but i've never found anything close for finish including alclad product...just my 2 cents
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Gerry wrote:
damn you guys!

THIS is why I'm always broke and getting into trouble with my bigger hal . . . I mean "better" half!

You guys keep telling me about the TERRRIC things I just HAVE to HAVE!
Ah Gerry......... that is WHY WE ARE HERE! :D

They do it to me all the time.
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Thanks, StarManMM, I appreaciate the . . . help?

and keep it up.... just in case you didn't see the fine print in above post
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